
Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana Pacers
· National Basketball AssociationLeBron James beats buzzer with tip to lift Lakers past Pacers and keep record streak alive

James extended his NBA-record streak of 10 or more points to 1,283 games — barely. He was 0 for 6 with three points through the first three quarters. He finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.
Doncic also had seven rebounds, seven assists and made six 3-pointers. Austin Reaves added 24 points as the Lakers snapped a three-game losing streak to move into a tie with Memphis for the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
Bennedict Mathurin had 23 points to lead Indiana. Tyrese Haliburton had a season-high 18 assists and 16 points, the last of which gave Indiana a 119-118 lead with 42.2 seconds left. Indiana had streaks of five straight wins overall and eight straight at home snapped.
The Lakers led the entire second and third quarters and were still up 118-112 with 1:44 to go. But Haliburton's three-point play capped a 7-0 run that gave Indiana the lead. Both teams then had empty possessions and Doncic missed a midrange floater in the waning seconds, setting up James for the winner.
Pacers: Indiana fought back from an 18-0 first half run that threatened to turn this one into a blowout. But its this kind of resilience that could propel them to a strong postseason run.
Regular Season Series
LAL win series 2-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 120 - 119 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 120 - 119 |
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(00:00) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 120 - 119 |
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LeBron James makes tip shot | 120 - 119 |
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LeBron James offensive rebound | 118 - 119 |
Statistics
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41-79 | FG | 44-87 |
51.9 | Field Goal % | 50.6 |
17-38 | 3PT | 15-36 |
44.7 | Three Point % | 41.7 |
21-24 | FT | 16-19 |
87.5 | Free Throw % | 84.2 |
43 | Rebounds | 36 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
35 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
26 | Assists | 31 |
5 | Steals | 9 |
3 | Blocks | 4 |
14 | Turnovers | 9 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
42 | Points in Paint | 48 |
22 | Fouls | 16 |
17 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Quenton Jackson, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
Johnny Furphy, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
Isaiah Jackson, SF | Day-To-Day | Jul 11 |
Tyrese Haliburton, PG | Out | Jul 7 |
James Wiseman, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 7 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Augustas Marciulionis, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 26 |
Eric Dixon, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 26 |
Adou Thiero, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 22 |
Bronny James, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 18 |
Game Information

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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50 | 32 | .610 | - | L1 |
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50 | 32 | .610 | - | W8 |
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48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
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40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | W1 |
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36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | L1 |
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